It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38697. | yeogi (yeogi) | 54.59 | 96% | 2021-03-23 |
| 38698. | pornima (pornima) | 54.59 | 95% | 2013-11-26 |
| 38699. | Tyler (mikeandike) | 54.59 | 95% | 2012-02-13 |
| 38700. | Kazu (kzmtyperacer) | 54.59 | 96% | 2016-05-08 |
| 38701. | steickx (steickx) | 54.58 | 96% | 2023-02-19 |
| 38702. | Samar Singla (samluci666) | 54.58 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
| 38703. | natalie (nataliehatesyou) | 54.58 | 94.4% | 2024-10-31 |
| 38704. | Adina (addigoes) | 54.58 | 93% | 2024-10-25 |
| 38705. | Rojan (peralta11) | 54.58 | 95% | 2024-03-11 |
| 38706. | Fher (aether78) | 54.58 | 93.1% | 2024-10-18 |
| 38707. | Ashish (ashishrajvanshi01) | 54.58 | 96% | 2023-03-25 |
| 38708. | Tim (timlee) | 54.58 | 97.3% | 2024-09-13 |
| 38709. | Jakub (dareon) | 54.58 | 90% | 2017-03-28 |
| 38710. | orien (kingkon134) | 54.57 | 95% | 2018-07-15 |
| 38711. | captaindakkar (captaindakkar) | 54.57 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
| 38712. | shavalli (shavalli) | 54.57 | 96% | 2024-07-20 |
| 38713. | Scallion (alvinking01) | 54.56 | 97% | 2025-05-17 |
| 38714. | Jon H (jhyrne) | 54.56 | 99% | 2025-01-09 |
| 38715. | melati (rainicornnn) | 54.56 | 97% | 2023-08-23 |
| 38716. | Greeenhorn (greeenhorn) | 54.56 | 96.4% | 2024-08-16 |
| 38717. | Nirmith (nirmith_akash) | 54.56 | 95% | 2024-07-17 |
| 38718. | Kamyar (kamyar_raisee) | 54.56 | 98% | 2016-07-17 |
| 38719. | Phuoc (kirshon) | 54.56 | 93% | 2015-09-06 |
| 38720. | Sdadec (dadee) | 54.56 | 95% | 2018-11-23 |
| 38721. | abdelrahmansaid (abood2003) | 54.55 | 94.5% | 2025-04-10 |
| 38722. | ani (tatan55) | 54.55 | 95% | 2024-08-21 |
| 38723. | Jerick (jrkproductions) | 54.55 | 97% | 2015-09-30 |
| 38724. | Wasupon (wedza007) | 54.55 | 96.5% | 2024-01-20 |
| 38725. | pham (thanhpt) | 54.55 | 93% | 2014-06-22 |
| 38726. | Amanda (salamanda) | 54.55 | 91% | 2012-10-09 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |